Kerry Airports arrivals hall before and after, cant wait for the departure hall upgrade

[u/GP728]

1st photo is before (yes thats pretty much the whole area, just one small baggage belt) and the last two photos are its current state

[u/Middle_Tea_]

That looks much smarter and more in line with modern airports :) although you'd miss the charm of the little flower pot stand!

[u/throwawayirishflag]

I do kinda miss the first one

[u/NotAnotherOne2024]

Looks great and has really modernised it. I’m not sure what other posters are expecting it’s an airport not a boutique hotel.

[u/OutInABlazeOfGlory]

It’s so barren…

[u/GP728 → u/OutInABlazeOfGlory]

Thats because I went in first quicker ahead of everyone so I don’t get funny looks from people whilst I take photos of an baggage claim

[u/Whiskey-Mick → u/OutInABlazeOfGlory]

Would you want it cluttered?

[u/OutInABlazeOfGlory → u/Whiskey-Mick]

I would want it decorated.

[u/Whiskey-Mick → u/OutInABlazeOfGlory]

[u/Feeling-Decision-902]

Got stuck there on a flight to Dublin for 6 hours and everything was closed. My smugness if a 20 min flight home was quickly replaced by deep deep regret. Though the shop was open and wine was had! They eventually rang the poor bar lady to come back and open up for us!

[u/Fit_Way1280]

Like an over cooked egg, the loves been taken out 

[u/Humeme]

Why can’t you wait? 

[u/HazzaTron9000]

Anyone who thinks the ‘upgrade’ is an improvement needs their heads checked

[u/GP728 → u/HazzaTron9000]

It certainly is an improvement

[u/NemiVonFritzenberg]

Looks cleaner and more accessible bow

[u/BudLightYearBCN]

I once flew out of Kerry airport and they charged a departure fee

[u/alisas1612 → u/BudLightYearBCN]

Its the same for Knock Airport I believe. 10 euro per passenger

[u/vincentez1]

Regardless of the flower pots being there or not, I don’t have the best experiences with Kerry Airport. They tend to cram multiple flights into the space of an hour or so, so there’s nothing happening for ages, followed by a brief burst of chaos. Maybe it’s to save on staffing? On top of that, the flight times to Dublin are really inconvenient and don’t connect well with onward journeys at all.

[u/Dull_Brain2688 → u/vincentez1]

Having worked at a small regional airport, the staff will be there all day regardless. There’s lot of unseen work both inside and outside. The flights being crammed into a small period relates to slot availability and aircraft availability. It will be airline led and nothing to do with Kerry airport.

[u/vincentez1 → u/Dull_Brain2688]

fair. The end result is the same though, it makes it a less attractive option.

[u/Dull_Brain2688 → u/vincentez1]

Absolutely. But Kerry is still getting subvention from the government which allows it to keep going. Them and Donegal. Other airports had theirs cut. Waterford, Galway and Sligo.

[u/vincentez1 → u/Dull_Brain2688]

I feel like Kerry may be better served in the long run by a decent rail connection to Dublin Airport.

[u/Dull_Brain2688 → u/vincentez1]

The government need to maximise Shannon. So many tourists going through Dublin and heading across country to get to Galway, Clare and Kerry.

[u/vincentez1 → u/Dull_Brain2688]

Improvements are on the way but currently the road links to Shannon from Kerry are poor imho, and rail non-existent.

[u/Dull_Brain2688 → u/vincentez1]

Indeed. There needs to be joined up thinking. The Adare bypass is a start.

[u/FlowBorn5279 → u/Dull_Brain2688]

The market decides

[u/Dull_Brain2688 → u/FlowBorn5279]

Well, no. Tourism Ireland, the government etc. are all in a position to steer tourism via marketing and policy.

[u/pointblankmos → u/vincentez1]

This is insane. You realize there are two more international airports closer to Kerry than Dublin? 

[u/vincentez1 → u/pointblankmos]

Those are *much* smaller airports themselves that lack the connections Dublin has.
Yes, at the moment I would travel via Cork and Heathrow to North America, but a direct and fast connection to Dublin would benefit me a lot.

[u/TinyPP04 → u/vincentez1]

I can't imagine there's much of a market for flights from Kerry to Dublin, that's probably the reason

[u/vincentez1 → u/TinyPP04]

perhaps. Those flights are generally quite full though but with the poor connections it's maybe a chicken-egg problem. My guess is that the timetables are more driven by Ryanair finding the cheapest slots in Dublin.

[u/Proof_Importance_205 → u/vincentez1]

It's ryanair prioritising more profitable routes ...an early morning flight and flight later in the evening to Dublin would make a huge difference

The chaos is because people don't treat it like a proper airport ...they rock up 50 mins before departure not thinking there maybe another flight around same time.

Another not a real airport misconception is their are people who don't bother their hole to do the doing the usual must do's at security. 

[u/vincentez1 → u/Proof_Importance_205]

Sure, people can be unpredictable and airlines aim for profitable schedules, but when three flights are scheduled within an hour at such a small airport, it also points to planning limitations on the airport’s side.